Planning a European city break? I bet you immediately think of London. Or maybe Paris. Or possibly Rome. Maybe your mind drifts to Amsterdam, or perhaps Vienna or Prague or…
This Family’s Exquisite Eco Paradise Is Growing a Filipino Island’s Economy, and You Can Stay There
Earlier this year, my boyfriend and I traveled to Bohol, one of the Philippines’ 7,000+ islands and a common tourist destination because of the famous Chocolate Hills. I booked our…
8 Reasons to Book Your Ticket to Québec City for the 2018 Women in Travel Summit
By now, you’ve heard our big announcement: WITS ’18 is going international! Next May, we’re off to Québec City for the Women in Travel Summit and we couldn’t be giddier….
Why Every Woman Needs to Travel Solo to Japan
I discovered a beautiful irony while traveling alone through Japan in late 2015. Despite the country’s reputation for innovation, robots, and the latest in everything high-tech, it’s the perfect place…
11 Mouthwatering Reasons to #VisitMKE (aka Milwaukee) This Month
If you know anything about me, you know that I love to eat. But frankly, you don’t really need to know anything about me to appreciate this delectable post. I…
How to Travel the World…With a Baby
It used to be that when I saw exasperated parents traveling with babies I’d tell myself, “I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with that!” But that was before…
Traveling with Kids Might Be Better Than Traveling Solo
The night I announced that I was moving to a rural village in India to volunteer at an orphanage, emotions ran high in my household. I was 22 years old…
How to Travel Solo Again After Being Sexually Assaulted
By the age of 19, I was well-traveled. A Navy brat, I had lived in many towns along the coastline of the Eastern United States, vacationed in Jamaica, and spent…
Flying Spirit Airlines Is Not as Hard as You Think
While I would consider myself well traveled (at least within the US), I had never lived anywhere other than the Midwest. And here I was, leaving everything I knew behind…
How to Survive a Whirlwind International Business Trip
Traveling can be a great job perk, but surviving transit to another continent while doing your best work is harder than it sounds. While my personal trips are usually all about…
How to Hack Your Airport Holiday Travel
As a travel tech entrepreneur and co-founder of PlacePass.com, I’m on the road all the time and consider myself pretty savvy when it comes to navigating busy airports. But undoubtedly,…
Solo Travel for Black Women: The Ultimate Guide
Solo travel can be a scary concept, no matter who you are. Add in being a woman — and a black woman, at that — and suddenly traveling alone can…
How to Travel Solo in the United States
When I moved from Australia to Canada on a working holiday visa in June of 2013, I told myself I had to see as much of North America as possible…
How One Craigslist Encounter Encouraged Me to Travel Solo
Merriam-Webster defines serendipity as “The phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.” I define it as a series of happy accidents; of things being in the right…
Under 30? Here’s How You Can Live and Work in Australia for a Year
When I first decided to take advantage of the Australian Work and Holiday Visa (WHV), I didn’t have a solid plan. I was 26 years old and terrified. Go to…